East West 101 is set around the Major Crime Squad in metropolitan Sydney. It is based upon the experiences of actual detectives in a crime unit in Sydneys western suburbs. It is filmed on location,East West 101 Seasons 1-3 DVD in Sydney suburbs such as Auburn, Bankstown, Redfern, Chinatown and Maroubra. The series was made by SBS with the Film Finance Corporation of Australia and the New South Wales Film and Television Office. It has been sold to Israel and other countries in the Middle East. The second season finished airing on November,East West 101 Seasons 1-3 and a third season was announced and filmed in. It began airing on SBS One on April. The DVD of the third season was released on May.